Unfounded Fears

Author: Barbara Perry
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Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0275933474

Unfounded Fears: Myths and Realities of a Constitutional Convention (Contributions in Latin American Studies)

Since the first and only constitutional convention in 1787, 26 amendments have been added to our governing document, but not one of them became law by virtue of the convention method. Download Unfounded Fears: Myths and Realities of a Constitutional Convention (Contributions in Latin American Studies) from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. Despite more than 400 applications, no constitutional convention has been called in 202 years. Indeed it was James Madison who wrote, "Having witnessed the difficulties and dangers experienced by the first Convention. . . . I should tremble for the result of a Second." In Unfounded Fears: Myths and Realities of a Constitutional Convention, Weber and Perry present a balanced, scholarly look on this controversial topic and introduce surprising conclusions.Weber and Perry seek to determine if, in fact, the first convention was a runaway, as common wisdom ho Search and find a lot of education books in many category availabe for free download.

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